excuses are like…….
HEALTH or EXCUSES?THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK Image by David Shankbone All of us are guilty of using excuses. It’s simple human nature (BTW, that was an excuse). Sometimes these excuses are legitimate (I was late to work this morning because my house burned down last nite), sometimes they are not (I can’t workout today […]
banning trans fats is a good thing
THE BAN ON TRANS FATS Igor Ovsyannykov from Pexel “The removal of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils containing industrially produced trans fatty acids from the food supply has been described as one of the most straightforward public health interventions for improving diet and reducing the risk of noncommunicable disease.” Dr. Shauna Downs, University of Sydney’s Menzies […]
beets for health
BEETS ARE HEART HEALTHY Anwar2 Maybe you’ve heard the term “Superfood” before. Superfoods are usually plant-based foods that are low in calories but extremely high in nutrition (omega threes, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, etc). Beets are undoubtedly a Superfood. Note that I am not talking about pickled beets here, but beets that are eaten raw, […]
warning: the ‘cinnamon challenge’ could challenge your health
WARNING WARNING WARNING Cinnamon by Sam Mugraby, Photos8.com CINNAMON CHALLENGE COULD BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTHDEFINITELY NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE BRAIN EITHER For centuries, Cinnamon has been touted for its numerous virtues — including a wide array of health benefits. Some of the peer-reviewed scientific literature includes benefits for things like….. Helping to REGULATE […]
half of all drug recalls involve dietary supplements
DRUG RECALLS FREQUENTLY INVOLVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS If you have been around the field of nutrition for very long (I have been studying or working in this field since 1986), you are aware that the medical community — via the long arm of the government — has tried numerous times (unsuccessfully I might add) to have […]
max gerson, charlotte gerson and the gerson institute
MAX GERSON, CHARLOTTE GERSON,AND THE GERSON INSTITUTE There are doctors, and then there are healers. In the mold of DR. ROYAL LEE, DR. FRANCIS POTTENGER, and numerous other Whole Food Pioneers, Dr. Max Gerson was definitely one of the latter. I bought his famous book, A CANCER THERAPY: THE RESULTS OF 50 CASES, about two […]
synthetic or artificial fish oil
ARTIFICIAL OR SYNTHETIC FISH OIL? Quang Nguyen vinh – HCM city/Vietnam – Pixabay I subscribe to MedPage Today — a free service that gives me daily updates on pertinent medical research in my email. In Saturday’s “Lab Notes” section by Chris Kaiser (Some Fish Oil Fishier than Others) he wrote that, “Synthetic fish oils found […]
calcium and vitamin d does not prevent fractures
DOES CALCIUM WITH VITAMIN D PREVENT FRACTURES? In a large meta-analysis of the peer-reviewed literature, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that the ever-popular supplement combination of Vitamin D and Calcium is a waste of time. In fact, the study, published in the latest online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, had […]
why medical advice cannot save us
HOW GOOD IS MUCH OF TODAY’S MEDICAL ADVICE?IT’S GREAT —- IF YOU ARE A DOCTOR, PHARMACIST, OR MORTICIAN ju-dit – Regensburg/Deutschland – Pixabay If there is a more prestigious medical institution on the planet than Johns Hopkins Medical School and Hospital of Baltimore Maryland, I am not quite sure what it would be. Unfortunately, the […]
vitamin b or coal tar?
Vitamin B or Coal Tar & Sewage Sludge? Thanks to the work of pioneers in WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION such as DR. WESTON PRICE, DR. ROYAL LEE, and DR. FRANCIS POTTENGER, I do all I can to avoid SYNTHETIC NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS like the plague they can be. Furthermore, I have been warning others about the potential […]
is calcium bad for you?
TOO MUCH CALCIUM DOUBLES RISK OF DEATH Stefan Keller – Deutschland / Germany – Pixabay A new study was recently (two days ago) published in BMJ (the British Medical Journal), pertaining to women and calcium. In this study, all sorts of myths about this vital mineral were exposed to the light of day —- things […]
fda’s most dangerous food
According the FDA: The Most Dangerous Food in America When you think of the FDA’s “Top Ten List of Most-Dangerous-Foods-in-America“, what comes to mind? More specifically, what kind of garbage do you think might make it to the top of the list? Could be TRANS FATS — the artificial, man made fats that are associated […]
we are less healthy than our parents
Generational Health Continues it’s Slide: We are Less Healthy than Our Parents We are a nation that’s still largely defined by Baby Boomers — those born in the 20 years after WWII. although the ‘Boomers’ make up just over 1/4 of our population, according to a popular online encyclopedia, “they control over 80% of personal […]
does folic acid cause cancer?
FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AND CANCERIS THERE A LINK? Darwin Laganzon – Pateros/Philippines – Pixabay For the past two decades North American grain processors have been fortifying their flour with Folate. The Westernized portion of Europe has declined to do so out of fear of increasing certain kinds of CANCER. In a recent study done at […]
dangerous supplements?
WHY ARE GOVERNMENTS INTERESTED IN REGULATING HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS?BECAUSE MOST MANUFACTURERSAREN’T DOING IT THEMSELVES! Bruno Glätsch – Bühlertann/Deutschland – Pixabay A recent investigation by University of Leeds (England), published in BMC Medicine, revealed that the majority of over-the-counter herbal supplements did not contain any of the key information required for safe use. Furthermore, only 13% of […]
monotherapies do not change health
SOLVING HEALTH PROBLEMS OR COVERING SYMPTOMS? Dennis – Schleswig-Holstein/Deutschland – Pixabay “There is no way to correct a crappy diet simply by taking more supplements. The same can be said of medications.” From Dr. David Seaman’s article on anti-inflammatory diets in Practical Pain Management I love WHOLE FOOD SUPPLEMENTS. With few exceptions, they are an […]
confusing weight with health
CONFUSING WEIGHT AND HEALTH Thinking that you are healthy simply because you fall into the perfect spot on a height / weight (BMI) chart is a mistake that is all too easy to make. Think about how many times you have seen this phenomenon in action. The neighbor, Mrs. Jones, would look perfect on a […]
substituting sugar
SUBSTITUTING ONE SOURCE OF SUGAR FOR ANOTHER SOURCE OF SUGAR IN THE NAME OF HEALTH“THE SUBSTITUTION GAME“ Strecosa – Deutsch – Pixabay The name of this Blog Post is “Substituting Sugar“. It was no mistake that I did not call it “Sugar Substitutes”. Sugar Substitutes are products that people use in place of sugar. These […]
60 minutes: sugar
60 MINUTES INTERVIEWS ROBERT LUSTIG ON SUGAR & PROCESSED CARBOHYDRATES YENA (luk1004) – 한국어 – Pixabay I am home alone for a few days. I flipped on the T.V. last evening to watch some Olympics (wanted to catch the finals of the 100 meters) and my wife happened to be taping 60 minutes. The first […]
pottenger’s cats
POTTENGER’S CATS RAW / UNPROCESSED FOOD Photo by Jake Berzon COOKED / PROCESSED FOOD Photo by The27thmaine Because of all our pharmacological research and medical technology, we are much smarter and healthier than people used to be —- aren’t we? Although forgotten by his modern brethren, Dr. Pottenger’s ground-breaking experiments still provide a strong scientific […]